Robert Watley
USARobert Watley, “Contact”, is a Lightweight from the United States with an official record of 16-4. MMA Hub holds 18 of those bouts: 15 wins and 3 losses, the wins coming 5 by knockout, 4 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Dakota Bush at PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle on 28 March 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Gino van Steenis | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Dakota Bush | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 0:34 | PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Mads Burnell | WIN | KOElbows and Punches | R3 · 2:43 | 2025 PFL World Championships: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Morquez ForestTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R4 · 2:48 | CFFC 133: Watley vs. Forest |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Armando GjetjaTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 2:57 | CFFC 128: Watley vs. Gjetja |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Cedric GunnisonTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R4 · 5:00 | CFFC 122: Gunnison vs. Watley |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Jerome Featherstone | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R3 · 2:50 | SF: Shogun Fights 23 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Chris Wade | LOSS | DECDecision - Majority | R2 · 5:00 | PFL 9: Long Beach |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Will Brooks | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL 5: Long Island |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Thiago Tavares | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 0:35 | PFL 2: Chicago |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Brandon JenkinsTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 34: Watley vs. Jenkins |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Daryl WilsonTitle | WIN | KOTKO | R3 | LFA 27: Watley vs. Wilson |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Thiago MoisésTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 17: Moises vs. Watley |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Josh Visel | WIN | KOTKO | R3 · 4:55 | XCC 27: Xtreme Caged Combat 27 |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Cole Presley | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | SF: Shogun Fights 15 |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Dan Root | WIN | KOKO | R2 · 0:43 | SF: Shogun Fights 14 |
| Jul 18, 2015 | Sergio de Bari | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | CFFC 50: Smith vs. Williams |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Daniel Chacon | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:28 | SF: Shogun Fights 12 |
| Feb 7, 2015 | Pat Sabatini | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | CFFC 45: Stiner vs. Horcher |
Wins, losses and draws are Robert Watley’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 19 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Robert Watley’s record, in numbers
Robert Watley’s official record is 16-4. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 18 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 15 wins, 3 losses — because 2 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 15 wins break down as 5 by knockout, 4 by submission and 6 by decision — 9 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 60%. Across all 18 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 12 minutes 35 seconds.
Robert Watley has been stopped once in the 18 bouts on file, by knockout — 6% of them.
Of the 18 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 6 were for a title and 6 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Robert Watley has a finish rate above 37% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 79% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Robert Watley is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 73in, switches stance and is 36, born 22 August 1989.
These figures are recomputed from Robert Watley’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.